Bin loads of sandwiches were allegedly thrown out after Pope Francis' mass in Dublin's Phoenix Park on Sunday.
Speaking to Joe Duffy, mass-goer Michael spotted a skip full of unsold pre-packed sandwiches behind one food stalls as he left the park.
"Why could these sandwiches not have been given to charity?" Michael asked Joe.
He also snapped a photo of the moment which Liveline posted on their Twitter account.
Binloads of sandwiches were left over after the Papal Mass at the Phoenix Park on Sunday. #liveline asked the OPW yesterday what happened to them... Hoping to bring you news of this from 1.45pm today. @joeliveline pic.twitter.com/xpVhinddx3
— Liveline (@rteliveline) August 28, 2018
The RTÉ show contacted the OPW and questioned them about the sandwiches and were told that “charities were not in a position to accept sandwiches which were 36 and even 48 hours old, no matter how well they were stored in the meantime”.
They also said that vendors gave some of the sandwiches away for free to members of the public as they left the site.
“It is safe to say that the amount of sandwiches dumped was proportional to the difference between expected attendance and actual attendance."
Michael went on to say that “it was like the opposite of the loaves and fish story”.
